The 1964 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democrat Harrison A. Williams defeated Republican nominee Bernard M. Shanley with 61.91% of the vote.
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
County results Williams: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Shanley: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
|
Primary elections were held on April 21, 1964.[1] Both candidates were unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Harrison A. Williams (incumbent) | 184,972 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 184,972 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bernard M. Shanley | 198,747 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 198,747 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Harrison A. Williams (incumbent) | 1,677,515 | 61.91% | ||
Republican | Bernard M. Shanley | 1,011,280 | 37.32% | ||
Independent | Harold P. Poeschel | 7,582 | 0.28% | ||
Socialist Workers | Lawrence Stewart | 6,147 | 0.23% | ||
Independent | John V. Mahalchik | 4,926 | 0.18% | ||
Socialist Labor | Albert Ronis | 2,125 | 0.08% | ||
Majority | 666,235 | ||||
Turnout | 2,709,575 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |